John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater (1623-1686)
George Perfect Harding (1780 – Lambeth 1853)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1810
Materials
Watercolour on paper
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298417
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on paper, John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater (1623-1686) by George Perfect Harding (1780 – Lambeth 1853). c.1810. Painted oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a man, turned to the left, wearing a brown gown with square lace collar. Brown eyes, black hair and moustache, swarthy complexion, within a feigned oval, surmounted by a coronet.
Marks and inscriptions
John Egerton. EARL of BRIDGEWATER. / Viscount Brackley by Baron Elesmere (inscription handwritten underneath portrait)
Makers and roles
George Perfect Harding (1780 – Lambeth 1853), artist